Drug induced incidents caught on police camera1:11

An 18 year-old woman and a 42 year-old man believed to be under the influence of illicit drugs have been taken by police and hospitalized due to their condition. The two incidents highlight the dangers of illicit drug use.

October 19th 2016

2 years ago

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AN 18-year-old woman had to be subdued and sedated after being adversely affected by illicit drugs, new police footage has shown.

Taken by body worn cameras, the footage also shows a 42-year-old man in a separate incident acting erratically in the back of a parked car.

The video comes as QPS and the Crime and Corruption Commission announced a crackdown on traffickers and suppliers of a dangerous drug which caused people to hallucinate and act violently on the Gold Coast.

A number of people suffered significant reactions after taking a drug, believed to be ‘Flakka’, on the Gold Coast.

A Victorian man remains in critical condition after 16 people from two separate incidents overdosed on a still unknown drug.

The victims, all aged in their late teens to twenties, were found ‘severely hallucinating’.

“The impact of drug use on individuals, their loved ones and the community can be devastating — and we have seen this first hand on the Gold Coast recently,” South Eastern Region Assistant Commissioner Brian Codd said.

According to CCC drug use peaks on the Gold Coast during motorsport events and warned that drug suppliers would face serious criminal charges.

Queensland Police said that with Schoolies and Gold Coast 600 coming up, anyone looking to profit from the supply of this dangerous drug will be pursued.